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Post by asimmd on Aug 5, 2011 15:20:47 GMT
HI All
I use Win Vista at the moment and during installing the Microsoft upgrades it tells me there are 2 versions of Internet Explorer I can install,ver 8 or ver 9.
Can someone please tell me what the difference is and which one I should install.
This probably explains why when I visited site earlier today,it told me my internet explorer was out of date.
Thanks
Alan
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Post by fenderibo on Aug 5, 2011 15:39:58 GMT
Well ive tried em both and i prefer IE8..much better in my opinion.
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Post by didier on Aug 5, 2011 15:45:07 GMT
HI All I use Win Vista at the moment Nobody's perfect ! Install Mozilla Firefox... Didier
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Post by asimmd on Aug 5, 2011 15:53:33 GMT
Thanks guys,never heard of Mozilla Firefox,does it copy my IE8 settings or do I have to set it up manually?
Alan
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Post by didier on Aug 5, 2011 16:11:12 GMT
Thanks guys,never heard of Mozilla Firefox,does it copy my IE8 settings or do I have to set it up manually? Alan Firefox is now the most popular browser in Europe, slightly ahead of IE, the third being Chrome. At Firefox installation (it's free), you are asked if you want to copy IE settings. You are also asked if you want Firefox to be your default browser or not. I am still running XP SP3 (I only upgraded from W2K recently !), and I have both IE 8 and Firefox 5, but I almost only use Firefox. I have not tested Chrome. Didier
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Post by DaveC on Aug 5, 2011 16:54:11 GMT
Hi Alan,
I agree with Fenderibo, IE8 is better --- IE9 keeps crashing. Much more important is to get rid of Vista! Either upgrade to Win7 or go back to XP.
DaveC
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Post by kipper on Aug 5, 2011 18:05:11 GMT
just to confuse you even more i have IE9 and it works perfectly never had a problam. firefox i didnt like. as the saying goes you pays your money and you takes your chances. peter
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Post by harley on Aug 5, 2011 18:30:39 GMT
Im also a firefox user. problem free for the last couple of years
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Post by nighthawk on Aug 6, 2011 8:54:19 GMT
Hi Alan, I installed IE9 on my laptop with no problems and on my main computer it crashed all the time so I reverted back to IE8 on that. My advise would be to wait until they have sorted out the bugs.
Les
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Post by tuftyrock on Aug 6, 2011 9:45:54 GMT
hi alan IE 9 is brilliant when it works but it crashes a lot i have reverted to IE 8 it is much more stable i have tried firefox and that is good too but i prefer IE8 tuftyrock
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Post by asimmd on Aug 6, 2011 10:07:08 GMT
Hi Guys
Many thanks for the replies.
So IE8 it is then,I loked at Firefox and didn't like it,I am used to the Microsoft stuff so I will stick. I know everyone say's go Win 7 but to be honest I have never had a problem with Vista.
Then there is the thorny problem 64 bit or 32?
Alan
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Post by philbarker on Aug 6, 2011 10:26:46 GMT
Alan I have recently “upgraded” to 64bit Windows 7. I had to re-install everything but in the end it was worth it. With 64bit you can add more memory (RAM) as Windows 32bit only uses up to 3gb of memory. I now have 8gb memory using the 64bit operating system, ie Windows 7. So if you have less than 3gb memory it probably isn’t worth the hassle of changing. Most new computers and laptops now come with 64bit Windows 7 pre-installed. I use IE9 and have no problems. Didn’t use it before though when running Vista. PhilB
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Post by asimmd on Aug 6, 2011 11:45:39 GMT
Hi Phil
Thanks for the reply,my C drive has the Operating Sys on it (Vista) and a lot of stuff I want to keep. I can't think of a way of saving the bits I want as well as upgrade to Win 7,and still use the drive,it's only 300Gig.
I would also want to upgrade the drive for a 1Tb,and put Win 7 on that. At the moment I have 4 Gig Ram. I presume Win 7 Home Premium is good enough?
Alan
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Post by philbarker on Aug 6, 2011 12:30:19 GMT
Alan I have Windows 7 Home Premium and it's fine. You can upgrade your Vista to Windows 7 on your 300gb drive but if you put Windows 7 onto a new HDD you will have to re-install everything unless you have software than can save and transfer partition images from one HDD to another. You could run both your 300gb and the new one you intend buying and run them together if you wanted. Phil
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Post by asimmd on Aug 6, 2011 14:39:50 GMT
Thanks Phil
My 300 Gig "C" drive is nearly full,and I wanted to swop it for a 1Tb. My E drive which I only use for audio is a 500Gig with 391 Gig free,I am OK with that one.
Because the C drive has Vista on it,Ideally I would like to wipe it and put Win7 on it but I can't because Vista won't wipe itself off. If I do an Upgrade,which Win7 do I get?
Alan
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Post by philbarker on Aug 6, 2011 15:16:20 GMT
Alan You want Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - the non-upgrade version costs more. You get 2 disks, one 32bit, the other 64bit. You then decide which system (32 or 64 bit) you want to install. If you want you can install the 32bit (and only the 32 bit) which will update your Vista system leaving most, if not all of your, present programs in tact and ready again after the upgrade. However a "clean" install is always best and if you decide to do that I would use the 64bit version. Most software programs now have downloadable 64bit drivers. Only one program failed to run properly when I installed 64bit but it was an old program. Remember to backup any user data you have if you use your 300gb drive just to be on the safe side, if you use that one. You can copy stuff onto your 500gb. It is probably best if your processor is at least 2-core, if you install the 64bit version. If not, keep to 32bit. I have partitioned my 1Tb drive as I am able to organise my stuff better. Hope this helps. Phil
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Post by asimmd on Aug 6, 2011 15:30:33 GMT
Thanks Phil
OK,If I get a 1Tb drive and do a clean install onto it,that will then become my C drive.
If I then put my old C drive back into the computer,to copy some files,will I be able to choose which drive the computer boots from in the BIOS?
All drives are SATA II
Thanks
Alan
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Post by philbarker on Aug 6, 2011 16:04:35 GMT
Alan You can run both systems from the BIOS boot section. HOWEVER, if you do a clean install to a new HDD without a previous operating system installed, Windows Upgrade setup will probably ask you to put your Vista or XP disk into the machine to verify you have a previous version of Windows. If you don't have a Vista or XP disk or your existing system was pre-installed you won't be able to install to a new HDD, unless you get the full version - about £30 more than the upgrade. There are ways around this but it gets very complicated and you have to have image and partition software to do it and it takes quite a long time. Of course if anyone reading this knows another way to do it .............let us know!! Phil
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Post by asimmd on Aug 7, 2011 8:49:25 GMT
Hi Phil
Thanks for the reply,I do have the original Vista disc so that won't be a problem.
I think as you said,I will probably need to reinstall a lot of stuff,so I need to keep the original C drive so I know what I need,Pro Tools 8.5 will need to be reinstalled,as will a lot of my other software.
I think this needs a bit of thought and a logical approach.
As Phil said,if anyone knows an easier way,please let us know.
Alan
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